"The
fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of the consent
of the people. The streams of national power ought to flow from that
pure, original fountain of all legitimate authority." --Alexander
Hamilton

Apparently
several U.S. States have taken the first steps to claim sovereignty
under the United States Constitution 10th Amendment. You may not have
seen or heard about this from the Main Stream Media, but the ripple
is as real as a sunrise.

Arizona,
New Hampshire, Missouri, and Washington state are in various stages
of legislatively declaring their sovereignty. Several states are giving
notice the Federal Government should actually abide by the terms enumerated
in the U.S. Constitution. They probably won’t succeed any more
than Ron Paul did, but both the states rights movement and the Ron Paul
reality are seeds that have been planted…and require attention
and nurturing.

A
long time pet peeve has been (and remains), officials who swear a sacred
oath to “preserve and protect” the Constitution of the United
States of America and then, in thought, word and deed, undermine, usurp
and abrogate the very principles to which they have sworn an oath.

This
states rights movement is not just the erotic dream of constitutionally
conservative patriots. It is a necessary (overdue) beginning of the
restoration of the republic.

The
framers of the Constitution were colonial revolutionaries who were courageous
and brave in ways our contemporary congress can only fantasize through
revisionist rationalizations. The brave men who walked onto the Lexington
green knew the time and place to "lead, follow, or get out of the
way." The congressional thespians posturing for sound bites, (and
the complicit main stream media enablers) along with a form over substance
President who is way more sizzle than steak, lack the courage to lead,
lack the brains to follow, and suffer an abundance of ego which denies
them the ability to get out of the way.

Abuse
of power under the color of authority is nothing new. However, it has
grown geometrically for a long time. I used to think the big push by
the controllers started in 1913 but it really probably started with
Lincoln.

The
oligarchy that controls us is not partisan…but they are serious
as a heart attack and insidious as cancer. The media that is “supposed”
to be our watch dog has become an enabling co conspirator.

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New
Hampshire’s HRC6 notes, “That the several States composing
the United States of America, are not united on the principle of unlimited
submission to their General Government…whensoever the General
Government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative,
void, and of no force; that to this compact each State acceded as a
State..”

This
is not the first time states have dusted off the 10th Amendment, and
for sure it won’t be the last. Also, notwithstanding the sincerity,
commitment and principles of those courageous souls at the pointed end
of the spear, it will not succeed…right now.

Many
of us have been grousing about abuse of power from the District of Criminals
for decades. We have been marginalized, “tut-tutted” and
smiled at as either amusing constitutional history buffs or right wing
wackos. However, Dr. Paul did the republic a great service despite having
failed in his efforts to win his party’s nomination. Paul actually
exposed a wider audience to the intrinsic constitutional facts that
establishment types have cavalierly ignored.

The
oligarchy poohbahs have known for decades they cannot impose their dream
quest unless or until they can sufficiently dumb down the masses. Ron
Paul offered us the red pill or the blue pill.

The
United States is not a democracy. The framers specifically shunned democracy
and gifted us with a republic. They also wisely chose (after General
Washington refused a crown) to create three co-equal branches of government.

Greed,
inertia, and laziness have bastardized each branch into hybrids the
framers would not recognize. This struggle is not a partisan battle.
Both Democrats and Republicans have conspired to enhance the Executive
branch. Both Democrats and Republicans have despoiled the Judiciary.

The
framers of the Constitution did "ordain and establish" the
document in an effort to "insure domestic tranquility, provide
for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the
blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity."

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Better
men than ourselves sacrificed to "secure the Blessings of Liberty"
for a posterity that has become increasingly jaded, myopic and derelict.

Gardens
need weeding. Friendships need nurturing. Love needs to be requited.
Without attention, gardens, friendships and love will all die. The gift
granted us by the framers intended to "secure the Blessings of
Liberty" is not a brick-a-brack to be deposited on a shelf to collect
dust. It requires for its sustenance attention, and nurture.

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The
framers of the Constitution did "ordain and establish" the document
in an effort to "insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common
defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of Liberty
to ourselves and our Posterity."